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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen. Electric motorcycles breakout. Sales of e-motorcycles have been increasing, but the market remains a tiny fraction of the e-bicycle and e-scooter market (5.2 Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles. presence in Indianapolis.

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Size or Speed? IIHS Study Examines Safety Between Models

The Truth About Cars

fleet, made up of mostly older vehicles. The concept was drilled into your author’s head as a youth while attending motorcycle safety courses. There were also a few vehicles that carried over from the driver-death list — including the Kia Rio, Kia Optima, Kia Forte, Dodge Charger, and Nissan Altima.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

This past week not only had the usual automaker electrification declarations and teases of EVs to come such as the Kia EV6 and Lexus LF-Z concept EV, but we had a huge April Fools’ joke from Volkswagen. Lightning eMotors is a Colorado-based EV manufacturer that specializes in zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets.

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